Pears Soap

Advantages: It is hypoallergenic, Non- Comedogenic + cleans well.
Disadvantages: It doesn't last as long as non-glycerin based soaps.

...1807 a dude called Andrew Pears created a soap bar and aptly named it Pears Soap. Pears soap is a hypoallergenic and Non-Comedogenic soap; which basically interprets as: it is suitable for people who have sensitive skin and it won’t clog pores. The soap contains natural oils and glycerin, making it a natural way to obtain clean and healthy skin. Pears claim, that each of the soap bars are mellowed for three months, until they have reached a pure ...
...years. Pears soap is simply packaged; in a predominantly white cardboard box, with a few pictures of the soap upon it. The box contains understandable information of the soap as well as its ingredients (see pictures). The soap bars are all 125g and can be bought from supermarkets or chemists for approximately £0.87. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Upon opening the soap we are greeted by a unique; mild and pleasant clinical smell: the actual fragrance is difficult to ... Read review

Advantages: pure, gentle and caring.
Disadvantages: none

...it is really worth it. Pears soap is also suitable for sensitive and babies skin. The soap itself is quite a firm bar and keeps its firmness even after washing, unlike some soaps that claim to be all that and just fall into a soggy mess on the wash basin, I find most of these soaps are a waste of money as most of it is washed down the plug hole and are used up within a very short time. As I have said I have been using this bar now for about two ...
...the washbasin. Andrew Pears developed the soap, a Cornish man and farmer’s son from Mevagissey where he trained as a barber. He arrived in London and opened a shop in Gerrard Street, Soho where he sold Powders, Rouges and creams to help cover the affects of the thick white chalky make up they used back then. You may have seen pictures of the upper-class people of those days with awful white make up on, this was worn because common folk and peasants ... Read review

Advantages: Made from natural ingredients.
Disadvantages: None

...years ago, the mention of Pears Soap always conjured up pictures of grannies and other elderly ladies, claiming, “This is the best soap you can buy”, and was to be shunned at all costs, in case my friends would think I was old-fashioned. Why should I even consider this oval, amber coloured soap, when there were all the choices of colours to match my decor, wonderful scents and even soaps containing moisturisers to keep me beautiful? Then ...
...came across an article about Pears Soap, went straight out and bought a bar, and have never looked back. WHAT IS PEARS SOAP. Believe it or not, Pears soap has been around since 1789, when it was developed by a gentleman called Andrew Pear for the upper classes in London society. Normal folks like you and me in they days couldn't afford luxuries like soap. Ah, the good old days. (and no, I wasn't actually around then). Pears soap is made from pure ... Read review

Advantages: Smells nice. Lasts a long time. The price
Disadvantages: None

Pears soap has got a lot of memories for me. I can remember it way back when I was a child. I only ever knew one person who used Pears soap. And that was my elderly Auntie. She always had a bar of Pears soap sitting by her kitchen sink. There was never a time when there wasn't a bar there. So, of course, I used to used this soap round hers. And that was the only time I ever used to wash with Pears soap, as nobody else I ever knew used Pears. So, ...
...normal sized bar, with the Pears name indented on the top and bottom of the soap. It also says it's transparant. It is to a point. The smell of the soap is quite strong and potent, and most probably not to everybody's liking. But the aroma is very different and unique. The instant you smell this, you will know it's Pears. It's hard to descibe the smell. It's not really a sweet smell. It is somewhat bitter, but a pleasant smell. It is, perhaps, the ... Read review

Advantages: smells nice, leaves you fresh and clean, good for sensitive skin
Disadvantages: None

...had bought a bar of Pears Soap the other day. He must have triggered my memories in my mind as when I went shopping the next day I picked a bar of this soap up. What can I say, it is lovely. I have just stepped out of the bath and I feel like a little girl again! It is funny how smells trigger off memories and feelings. I normally use shower gel or body wash as the range of smells available and the wide range that are soap free is good for my sensitive ...
...me and my Dad used Pears as we have sensitive skin. This is a glycerine soap and it is an orangey brown coloured oval shaped concave bar. It comes in a rectangle shaped, white cardboard box with a picture of the soap on the front and black writing on the sides indicating the name and advising you the bar weights 125 grams. On the back is a brief description of how Andrew Pears discovered the unique process for making this pure transparent soap ... Read review

Advantages: Long lasting, natural ingredients
Disadvantages: Bits of twig on it

...’ to be cinnamon stems.) But its not about how pretty it looks, its about how effectively it works and as the Red Rooster has been around for as long as I can remember whilst other Lush soaps have been discontinued never to be seen again I can only assume it must be a popular one and therefore must work. The fragrance of this soap is allegedly orange and cinnamon but to me it doesn’t smell like either. I expected orange and cinnamon to evoke feelings of Christmas, but this doesn’t really smell of anything. The nearest thing I can describe this to is Pears soap – the smell is very similar and it goes transparent orange when wet in the same way. Now I have quite a soft spot for Pears because I was once a runner up in the Miss Pears competition and instead of the fame and glory that being the Pears soap girl awarded the winner, as runner up my... Read review

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Advantages: Man magnet material
Disadvantages: Use too much at your peril

...of blue and yellow towards the top of the bottle. It looks sexy, sassy and independent and would not be embarrassing to have on show, even on my middle-aged dressing table! ***The Smell*** Strong! I will say this only once – use VERY sparingly; otherwise you will smell like the make up hall of Debenhams. Included in the top notes are citrus accord, blue hyacinth, jabuticaba fruit and orange flower. Middle notes include orchid, jasmine and honeysuckle and we have undertones of natal plum blossoms, ambrette seed, zebrano wood and golden melaleuca bark. Wow. Never realised it took quite so much to make one perfume. My own description of the assault on our nasal senses would be that this scent is woody, yet flowery; musky, yet fresh. Does anyone remember Pear’s soap (beautiful child photo comp. Every year for Miss Pears?). Well... Read review

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Advantages: At least it gets you clean!
Disadvantages: Not a pleasant smell

.... I’m assuming it’s glycerine as there are no ingredient details on the back of the bar packaging, but it looks rather like a lighter coloured bar of Pears soap. If you’ve never seen Pears soap, it’s semi-transparent, dark reddish orange in colour and when you hold it up to the light you can see through it (much like the cellophane wrapping from a bottle of Lucozade. If you’ve never seen the wrapping from a bottle of Lucozade …. tough!!) Not much of a lather from it but it smelt slightly fruity and as with all soaps when used in a bath of bubbles, it immediately dissipated all the lovely foam. After a swift de-fuzz, rather than sit any longer in what was beginning to resemble and smell like a stagnant swamp, I got out of the bath. ≈ BODY BUTTER ≈ Quick dry with fluffy towel then dig in to the Papaya Body Butter. How... Read review

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